Comparative texts about geography, traditions, and famous landmarks in both countries.

A list of new words and idioms used in the text.

The curriculum typically covers several core modules, with texts designed to stimulate discussion:

For students, these texts serve as a "base" for oral topics (monologues). Many students look for "gotovye teksty" specifically to find translations or summaries that help them prepare for "kontrolna robota" (tests) or to improve their speaking fluency by memorizing key phrases and structures used in the book.

Each major text in the 8th-grade program is usually accompanied by:

Biographies of inventors, writers, or historical figures that provide past-tense narrative practice. Structure of the Materials